is-human Plugin up to 1.4.2 on WordPress /is-human/engine.php eval Type eval injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in is-human Plugin up to 1.4.2 on WordPress. This affects the function eval of the file /is-human/engine.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument Type results in eval injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-10033. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in is-human Plugin up to 1.4.2 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function eval of the file /is-human/engine.php. The manipulation of the argument type with an unknown input leads to a eval injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-95. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes code syntax before using the input in a dynamic evaluation call (e.g. "eval"). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WordPress plugin is-human <= v1.4.2 contains an eval injection vulnerability in /is-human/engine.php that can be triggered via the 'type' parameter when the 'action' parameter is set to 'log-reset'. The root cause is unsafe use of eval() on user-controlled input, which can lead to execution of attacker-supplied PHP and OS commands. This may result in arbitrary code execution as the webserver user, site compromise, or data exfiltration. The is-human plugin was made defunct in June 2008 and is no longer available for download. This vulnerability was exploited in the wild in March 2012.

The weakness was published by neworder. The advisory is shared at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-10033 since 10/10/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/16/2025).

It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:is-human/engine.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at CNNVD (CNNVD-202510-2276) and EUVD (EUVD-2011-5263). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Eval injection
CWE: CWE-95 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Highly functional
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Timelineinfo

10/10/2025 CVE reserved
10/15/2025 +5 days Advisory disclosed
10/15/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/16/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Researcher: neworder
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-10033 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-10033
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328605
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CNNVD: CNNVD-202510-2276 - WordPress plugin is-human 安全漏洞

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 10/15/2025 03:55
Updated: 10/16/2025 17:08
Changes: 10/15/2025 03:55 (69), 10/15/2025 04:21 (1), 10/16/2025 17:08 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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